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<h1>Icons Explained</h1> <div class="iconExplainedBad"> <img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/icons/icon_circle_red_5.gif"/> <h2>Red Alerts</h2> <p>A large red circle indicates that a plant produces a lot of electricity and a lot of CO2.</p> </div> <div class="iconExplainedGood"> <img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/icons/icon_circle_green_5.gif"/> <h2>Clean & Green</h2> <p>A large green circle indicates that a plant produces a lot of electricity and almost no CO2.</p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="roundedContentContainer" style="width: 400px; padding-bottom: 0;"> <div class="roundedContentBlockTopLeft"><div class="roundedContentBlockTopRight"></div></div> <div class="roundedContentBlock"> <div class="homeLearnMore" align="center"> <span class="learnMore">Learn More:</span> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/about">About CARMA</a> | <a 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class="sizes"> <tr> <td>Lots of<br/>Energy</td> <td><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/sizes.gif"/></td> <td style="padding-left: 3px;">Little<br/>Energy</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="roundedContentBlockBottomLeft"><div class="roundedContentBlockBottomRight"></div></div> </div> </div><div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="contentBlockBorder"> <div class="contentBlockVerticalGradient"> <h1>Blog</h1> <hr style="margin:10px -10px; border:solid 2px #fff"/> <div class="blogItem"> <div class="title"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/why-marc-jacobson%e2%80%99s-research-matters-for-the-clean-technology-fund">Why Marc Jacobson’s Research Matters for the Clean Technology Fund</a> </div> <div class="description"> March 20, 2009 - <p>The airwaves have recently been filled with advertisements heralding a plethora of clean energy technologies. GE <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1XqLPa9BoA">promoted its smart grid technologies</a> in a Wizard of Oz-themed Super Bowl ad. Vestas, the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, has branded itself <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73BOFNt2LyU">No. 1 in Modern Energy</a>. Various groups have designed commercials touting the potential of "clean coal," including a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1A146sANdg">GE ad featuring models-turned-miners</a> (tagline: "Harnessing the power of coal is looking more beautiful every day."). And environmental groups have struck back against the branding of coal as "clean" with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-_U1Z0vezw">satirical advertisements</a> (tagline: "Clean coal harnesses the awesome power of the word ‘clean!’". In this maelstrom of marketing, who can say which clean energy technology is best?</p> <div style="float:right; padding-bottom:10px"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/why-marc-jacobson%e2%80%99s-research-matters-for-the-clean-technology-fund"><b>Continue »</b></a> </div> </div> <div class="source">Posted by: Matt Hoffman</div> <div class="comments">Comments: <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/why-marc-jacobson%e2%80%99s-research-matters-for-the-clean-technology-fund/#comments">6</a> <img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/comments.png" style="vertical-align:top"><br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://carma.org/blog/why-marc-jacobson%e2%80%99s-research-matters-for-the-clean-technology-fund&title=Why+Marc+Jacobson%E2%80%99s+Research+Matters+for+the+Clean+Technology+Fund"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_delicious.gif" title="Del.icio.us"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.digg.com/submit" target="blank"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_digg.gif" title="Digg"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?url=http://carma.org/blog/why-marc-jacobson%e2%80%99s-research-matters-for-the-clean-technology-fund"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_technorati.gif" title="Technorati"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://carma.org/blog/why-marc-jacobson%e2%80%99s-research-matters-for-the-clean-technology-fund&title=Why+Marc+Jacobson%E2%80%99s+Research+Matters+for+the+Clean+Technology+Fund"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_stumble.gif" title="StumbleUpon"/></a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="tags">Tags: <img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/tag_orange.png" style="vertical-align:top"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/global-warming">Global Warming</a>, <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/renewable-energy">Renewable Energy</a>, <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/nuclear-power">Nuclear Power</a>, <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/fossil-fuels">Fossil Fuels</a>, <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/features">CARMA Features</a></div> </div> <hr style="margin:10px -10px; border:solid 2px #fff"/> <div class="blogItem"> <div class="title"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/epa-moving-on-us-greenhouse-gas-registry-next-step-global-carma">EPA Moving on U.S. Greenhouse Gas Registry: Next Step, Global CARMA</a> </div> <div class="description"> March 16, 2009 - <em>This is a joint posting with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.cgdev.org/section/about/staff#Kraft">Robin Kraft</a>, and originally appeared on the Center for Global Development's </em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://blogs.cgdev.org/globaldevelopment/2009/03/epa-moving-on-us-greenhouse-gas-registry-next-step-global-carma.php"><em>Global Development: Views from the Center</em></a><em> blog</em><br/> <br/> Nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether greenhouse gases (GHGs) pose a threat to peoples’ health or welfare – the first step toward regulation -- the EPA this week issued a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html">draft rule on a national GHG registry</a>:<br/> <div style="float:right; 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border:solid 2px #fff"/> <div class="blogItem"> <div class="title"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/what-activists-at-the-capitol-power-plant-can-learn-from-carma">What Activists at the Capitol Power Plant Can Learn from CARMA</a> </div> <div class="description"> February 23, 2009 - <em>This post originally appeared on CGD's </em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://blogs.cgdev.org/globaldevelopment/2009/02/what_activists_at_the_capitol.php"><em>Global Development: Views from the Center</em></a><em> blog</em><br/> <br/> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.cgdev.org/userfiles/image/blog/CPP 3.jpg" alt="Capitol Power Plant" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="132" height="191" align="left"/>On March 2, thousands of people are expected to engage in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.capitolclimateaction.com/">mass civil disobedience at the coal-fired Capitol Power Plant</a> in Washington, DC. The protest, which is expected to include NASA climate scientist Jim Hanson, author Wendell Barry, and environmentalist <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/10/wendell-berry-bill-mckibben-civil-disobedience-washington-dc-coal-plant-march-2/">Bill McKibben</a> is timed to coincide with the final day of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.powershift09.org/">PowerShift09</a>, a four-day "National Youth Summit" that aims to bring 10,000 students to Washington to lobby for action on climate change.<br/> <div style="float:right; padding-bottom:10px"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/what-activists-at-the-capitol-power-plant-can-learn-from-carma"><b>Continue »</b></a> </div> </div> <div class="source">Posted by: Matt Hoffman</div> <div class="comments">Comments: <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/what-activists-at-the-capitol-power-plant-can-learn-from-carma/#comments">4</a> <img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/comments.png" style="vertical-align:top"><br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://carma.org/blog/what-activists-at-the-capitol-power-plant-can-learn-from-carma&title=What+Activists+at+the+Capitol+Power+Plant+Can+Learn+from+CARMA"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_delicious.gif" title="Del.icio.us"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.digg.com/submit" target="blank"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_digg.gif" title="Digg"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?url=http://carma.org/blog/what-activists-at-the-capitol-power-plant-can-learn-from-carma"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_technorati.gif" title="Technorati"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://carma.org/blog/what-activists-at-the-capitol-power-plant-can-learn-from-carma&title=What+Activists+at+the+Capitol+Power+Plant+Can+Learn+from+CARMA"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_stumble.gif" title="StumbleUpon"/></a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="tags">Tags: <img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/tag_orange.png" style="vertical-align:top"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/global-warming">Global Warming</a>, <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/fossil-fuels">Fossil Fuels</a>, <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/features">CARMA Features</a></div> </div> <hr style="margin:10px -10px; border:solid 2px #fff"/> <div class="blogItem"> <div class="title"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/view-carma-in-google-earth">View CARMA in Google Earth!</a> </div> <div class="description"> December 17, 2008 - Browsing power plant emissions just got easier, thanks to a new version of CARMA that you can explore using <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://earth.google.com/">Google Earth</a>. According to Google's site, "Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings and even explore galaxies in the Sky." This bird's-eye view is great for comparing emissions from different countries and gives you a unique perspective of how the power sector looks worldwide. Plus, it's much cooler than tables of data!<br/> <br/> Go to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://carma.org/blog/earth/">carma.org/blog/earth/</a> to learn more, or check out the screenshots below to get a taste of CARMA's latest incarnation. <div style="float:right; padding-bottom:10px"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/view-carma-in-google-earth"><b>Continue »</b></a> </div> </div> <div class="source">Posted by: Robin Kraft</div> <div class="comments">Comments: <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/view-carma-in-google-earth/#comments">1</a> <img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/comments.png" style="vertical-align:top"><br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://carma.org/blog/view-carma-in-google-earth&title=View+CARMA+in+Google+Earth%21"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_delicious.gif" title="Del.icio.us"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.digg.com/submit" target="blank"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_digg.gif" title="Digg"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?url=http://carma.org/blog/view-carma-in-google-earth"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_technorati.gif" title="Technorati"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://carma.org/blog/view-carma-in-google-earth&title=View+CARMA+in+Google+Earth%21"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_stumble.gif" title="StumbleUpon"/></a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="tags">Tags: <img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/tag_orange.png" style="vertical-align:top"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/global-warming">Global Warming</a>, <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/renewable-energy">Renewable Energy</a>, <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/nuclear-power">Nuclear Power</a>, <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/fossil-fuels">Fossil Fuels</a>, <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/features">CARMA Features</a></div> </div> <hr style="margin:10px -10px; border:solid 2px #fff"/> <div class="blogItem"> <div class="title"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/international-coverage-of-carma-20-update">International coverage of CARMA 2.0 update</a> </div> <div class="description"> September 5, 2008 - News of the CARMA 2.0 update appeared in US media and abroad, including in Taiwan and India. CGD Web and Media Assistant Ben Edwards collects a few excerpts in "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.cgdev.org/content/article/detail/16600/">CGD Coverage from the CARMA 2.0 Media Launch</a>." </div> <div class="source">Posted by: Robin Kraft</div> <div class="comments">Comments: <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/international-coverage-of-carma-20-update/#comments">2</a> <img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/comments.png" style="vertical-align:top"><br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://carma.org/blog/international-coverage-of-carma-20-update&title=International+coverage+of+CARMA+2.0+update"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_delicious.gif" title="Del.icio.us"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.digg.com/submit" target="blank"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_digg.gif" title="Digg"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?url=http://carma.org/blog/international-coverage-of-carma-20-update"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_technorati.gif" title="Technorati"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902051133/http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://carma.org/blog/international-coverage-of-carma-20-update&title=International+coverage+of+CARMA+2.0+update"><img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/logo_stumble.gif" title="StumbleUpon"/></a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="tags">Tags: <img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/tag_orange.png" style="vertical-align:top"> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/fossil-fuels">Fossil Fuels</a>, <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/category/features">CARMA Features</a></div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog">Blog Archive</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar"> <div id="sidebarContent"> <div> <h1>What is CARMA?</h1> <p>CARMA reveals the carbon emissions of more than 50,000 power plants and 4,000 power companies in every country on Earth.</p> More <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/about">About CARMA</a> </div> <div class="sidebarContentItem"> <h1>CARMA in Google Earth</h1> <a href="/web/20110902051133/http://www.carma.org/blog/earth">Learn how</a> to browse CARMA.org in Google Earth. <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="sidebarContentItem"> <img src="/web/20110902051133im_/http://www.carma.org/images/carma_data.png" alt="New Data!"/> <div style="position:absolute; 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